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Several agencies are assisting Walmart in this process, but they will need additional assistance. The store contacted ResourceMFG with the hopes of filling 200 temporary positions to help with this process

Several agencies are assisting Walmart in this process, but they will need additional assistance. The store contacted ResourceMFG with the hopes of filling 200 temporary positions to help with this process

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Updated: 8:06 PM EDT Jul 7, 2017

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WEBVTT ELKIN WITH NEW DETAILS ABOUT THEINVESTIGATION.JONEE?JONEE: GOOD EVENING.POLICE TELL ME INVESTIGATORSUSED SURVEILLANCE VIDEO IDENTIFY THAT TEEN.I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT APETITION DOES NOT EQUAL AWARRANT.SINCE THIS CASE INVOLVESJUVENILE, THE ROLES ARE A BITDIFFERENT.HERE'S A LOOK AT THE FIRE POLICESAY THAT 15-YEAR-OLD SET OFFTUESDAY NIGHT.POLICE SAY THIS WAS BIG AS THEFIRE GOT.IT HAPPENED IN THE ARTIFICIALFLOWER SECTION OF THE STORE.THOUGH THIS FIRE WAS SMALL, CAUSED APPROXIMATELY $3 MILLIONIN DAMAGE.IN ADDITION TO THE PROPERTYDAMAGE, THE STORE IS CLOSEDUNTIL CREWS CAN CLEAN EVERYTHINGOUT AND RESTOCK.POLICE SAY THIS IS SOMETHINGTHAT'S IMPACTED EMPLOYEES ANDPEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.>> HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE ALESSON LEARNED.I DON'T KNOW THE REASON BEHINDWHY THIS TOOK PLACE.PEOPLE NEED TO REALIZE IT'S VERYDANGEROUS WHEN YOU HAVE ABUILDING OF THIS MAGNITUDE WITHTHIS TYPE OF STOCK INSIDE THEBUILDING, WHICH A LOT OF IT ISFLAMMABLE, OF COURSE. JONEE: WALMART REPRESENTATIVESSAY THE STORE WILL PARTIALLYREOPEN SUNDAY FOR THE GROCERY,PHARMACY, AND INFANT IN BABYDEPARTMENTS.THERE'S NO TIMELINE ON WHEN THEFULL STORE WILL REOPEN.TO EXPEDITE THAT PROCESS, COMINGUP AT 6:00, I WILL TELL YOUABOUT A JOB OPPORTUNITY NOW

Several agencies are assisting Walmart in this process, but they will need additional assistance. The store contacted ResourceMFG with the hopes of filling 200 temporary positions to help with this process

Police said every single item in the store has to be removed, the store has to be cleaned and restocked before it can re-open.

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Several agencies are assisting Walmart in this process, but they will need additional assistance. The store contacted ResourceMFG with the hopes of filling 200 temporary positions to help with this process.

“We’re trying to get this Walmart order filled. That is the one of the main priorities right now, because there are a lot of people out there that had jobs, they still have jobs, but people that had jobs are not being able to work, they’re not being able to provide for their families,” personnel manager Macy Ziglar said.

Ziglar said the jobs pay $12/hour but applicants must commit to 12-hour shifts that are seven days a week.

Police said no one was hurt in this fire but the consequences are impacting everyone.

“A lot of people will be affected simply because of the fact that’s the closet Walmart. Well, Mount Airy or North Wilkesboro are the closest ones. So a lot of people are going to be saying, what am I going to do?” Chief Monroe Wagoner said.

Walmart representative said the store's grocery, pharmacy and infant/baby departments will re-open Sunday. There's no timeline for the remainder of the store.